March 13-14, 1986
May 2, 1986
June 19, 1986
August 26, 1986
December 8-10, 1986
December 12, 1986
December 18, 1986
111 rolls of 35mm film
Approximately 4,000 images
26 full frame images published in original stories for Life magazine issue "The Constitution."
See contact sheets and published images in the Digital Archives.
There are two articles, which could be looked at together or separately:
“Justice Revealed” could include something about the history of the court, the 1986 justices, or a look at the Supreme Court then and now.
“One Case” could include a visual reimagining of the article as it documents the court case process.
Lynn Johnson photographed the United States Supreme Court for Life magazine’s special issue “The Constitution,” published in fall 1987, in observance of the Constitution’s 200th anniversary. Articles featuring Johnson’s work included:
Justice Revealed: An Exclusive Behind-the-scenes Visit to the Court of Last Resort
One Case: A Step-by-Step Account of Its Progress Through the Supreme Court, fall 1987
C-SPAN interview with Lynn Johnson and Donna Haupt: Justice Revealed: A Look at the Supreme Court Justices.
Print copy of magazine available in Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections.